Michael Jayston
Acting
- Born:
- 1935-10-29
- Died:
- 2024-02-05
- Place of birth:
- Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Biography
Michael James (born 29 October 1935), known professionally as Michael Jayston, was an English actor. He played Nicholas II of Russia in the film Nicholas and Alexandra (1971). He has also made many television appearances, which have included playing the Valeyard in all fourteen episodes of the Doctor Who serial The Trial of a Time Lord (1986) and appearing in the Only Fools and Horses episode "Time on Our Hands" (1996) as Raquel's father, James.
Known For
Filmography
Alec Guinness: A Class Act
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
Remembers…
From This Day Forward
The Doctors: The Colin Baker Years
Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa
UFO From Earth to the Moon
Albert's Memorial
The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord
Murder in Suburbia
Finisterre
The Royal
Foyle's War
A Dinner of Herbs
Holby City
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Midsomer Murders
Element of Doubt
Highlander III: The Sorcerer
Outside Edge
99-1
Heartbeat
The Darling Buds of May
Cluedo
Haggard
Stay Lucky
About Face
Somewhere to Run
Press Gang
A Bit of a Do
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Still Crazy Like a Fox
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Foe
Doctor Who: Terror of the Vervoids
Doctor Who: Mindwarp
Worlds Beyond
Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet
Casualty
Time for Murder
C.A.T.S. Eyes
Big Deal
Sherlock Holmes
The Man Who Left His Soul on Film
From a Far Country
Lady Killers
Dominique
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Gossip from the Forest
Zulu Dawn
Tales of the Unexpected
The Last Romantic
She Fell Among Thieves
BBC2 Play of the Week
Quiller
King Lear
Churchill's People
The Internecine Project
A Coffin for the Bride
Craze
The Importance of Being Earnest
Ring Once for Death
Tales That Witness Madness
The Homecoming
The Merchant of Venice
Jane Eyre
Bequest to the Nation
Thriller
The Edwardians
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Crown Court
Follow Me!
Nicholas and Alexandra
Film '72
Competition
Green Julia
Macbeth
Biography
UFO
Cromwell
The Hero of My Life
Mad Jack
Solo
Happy Ever After
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
A Midsummer Night's Dream
ITV Playhouse
Callan
The Power Game
BBC Play of the Month
Love's Labour's Lost
The Wednesday Play
Detective
Doctor Who
Coronation Street
Armchair Theatre